:15:00
- The fellow that sings at the opera here?
- Sure.
:15:04
What's his name?
:15:05
What do you care? I can't pronounce it.
What do you want with him?
:15:09
I want to sign him up
for the New York Opera Company.
:15:12
Do you know that America is waiting
to hear him sing?
:15:15
He can sing loud
but he can't sing that loud.
:15:18
I think I can get America
to meet him halfway.
:15:21
Could he sail tomorrow?
:15:23
You pay him enough money,
he could sail yesterday.
:15:25
How much you pay him?
:15:27
I don't know. Let's see, $1,000 a night.
:15:31
I'm entitled to a small profit.
:15:34
- How about $10 a night?
- $10?
:15:38
I'll take it.
:15:41
All right, but remember,
I get 10º/% for negotiating the deal.
:15:44
Yes, and I get 10º/% for being the manager.
:15:47
How much does that leave?
:15:49
Well, that leaves him $8.
:15:54
- He sends $5 home to his mother.
- That leaves $3.
:15:58
Can he live in New York on $3?
:16:00
Like a prince.
:16:01
Of course, he won't be able to eat,
but he can live like a prince.
:16:04
However, out of that $3,
he'll have to pay an income tax.
:16:08
Yes, there's a federal tax, a state tax,
and a city tax...
:16:12
a street tax, and a sewer tax.
:16:14
How much does this come to?
:16:16
I figure if he doesn't sing too often,
he can break even.
:16:19
- All right, we take it.
- All right, fine.
:16:21
Here are the contracts.
:16:23
You just put his name at the top,
and you sign at the bottom.
:16:26
No need of you reading that
because these are duplicates.
:16:29
Yeah. Is a duplicate.
:16:33
- Duplicates?
- I say, they're duplicates.
:16:37
- Don't you know what duplicates are?
- Sure, those five kids up in Canada.
:16:44
I wouldn't know about that.
I haven't been in Canada in years.
:16:48
Go ahead and read it.
:16:52
- What does it say?
- Go on and read it.
:16:55
- You read it.
- All right, I'll read it to you.